Question reference: S5W-07740
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 6 March 2017
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 17 March 2017
Question
To ask the Scottish Government under what circumstances it considers that the use of medical mesh would be unavoidable, and whether the report of the Independent Review of Transvaginal Mesh Implants will confirm and describe these situations.
Answer
Decisions around the circumstances in which the use of mesh in any individual patient’s treatment is appropriate are a matter between the patient and the clinicians involved in her case. The Independent Review is expected to publish its final report during the spring. Health Boards will take appropriate action depending on the report's recommendations.